We’re Back in the Hamlet!
Cancer Chase is returning to Blackburn Hamlet in 2024. Mark September 8, 2024 on your calendar and join us at the Blackburn Community Hall, 190 Glen Park Drive. This year’s theme is “Chase the Cure” and all funds raised go directly to cancer research at the Ottawa Hospital via the Ottawa Hospital Foundation.
This year the BCA Cancer Chase event will have a variety of activities, from the Silent Auction where many incredible products will be made available at significantly reduced prices, to the Family Orientated Walk/Run of 5K. Each registrant of the Walk/Run event will receive a Swag Bag. The Swag Bag holds trinkets, snacks for all ages. There will also be Prizes for Participants. Each registrant will also receive a wrist bracelet that reads “Chase the Cure”. We may even have Face Painting! After the Walk/Run come join us for a Yoga session and learn about pranayama, meditation and led relaxation. There will be a Fire Truck onsite to allow everyone (especially the kids) to climb aboard Big Red.
Schedule
- 8:30 am Doors Open: Registration & Refreshments
- 8:45 am Silent Auction Opens
- 9:00 am Welcome Remarks
- 9:15 am Warm Up & Group Photo
- 9:30 am Walk/Run Starts
- 10:45 am Yoga session with Michelle
- 11:15 am Last Call for Silent Auction
- 11:30 am Silent Auction Closes
- 12:30 pm Event closes
Registration Costs
- Adults $25
- Seniors 65+ $20
- Youth 13-17 $20
- Children 12 & Under $10
To register for Cancer Chase 2024 online, please go to tohf.crowdchange.co/41660.
If you want to help with the event, please contact Don Kelly at safety@blackburnhamlet.ca.
Start/Finish Location
Route Map
Rogers TV – Daytime Interview (2017) with Bill Horne
Event News
- CANCER CHASE 2024 – Thank you Blackburn Hamlet
Published in The BANAR November 2024 Don Kelly The BCA and the 2024 Cancer Chase committee would like to thank our community for their generous support of this year’s Cancer Chase. Despite a brisk wind and a definitive chill in the air, 93 brave souls participated in this year’s event on September 8. A special - Countdown to Cancer Chase 2024
The Blackburn Hamlet Community Association charity event “Cancer Chase” is returning to Blackburn Hamlet in 2024. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances our plans to hold the event at Just Food is no longer feasible. Cancer Chase 2024 will still be held on September 8 but now at the Blackburn Hamlet Community Hall, 190 Glen Park - CANCER CHASE 2023 wrap-up
Karl Frangian and Don Kelly, Cancer Chase Co-Chairs 2023 With the dedicated support of many volunteers Cancer Chase 2023 was once again a success. This year’s efforts raised $12,900 for cancer research at the Ottawa Hospital. Throughout the years Cancer Chase has donated over $300,000 to the Ottawa Hospital. This year’s Cancer Chase had a - Cancer Chase Results / Résultats de l’événement Cancer Chase
Please find the results for the Cancer Chase 5km event that took place on Sunday, September 24, 2023. We would like to congratulate all participants for successfully completing the event. https://blackburnhamlet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Cancer-Chase-5KM-Results-2023.pdf. Thank you for your support! Merci Veuillez trouver les résultats de l’événement Cancer Chase 5km qui s’est déroulé le dimanche 24 septembre 2023. Nous - 2023 Cancer Chase – Be there on Sunday, September 24, 2023!Published in The BANAR, August 2023 Don Kelly and Karl Frangian, Cancer Chase Co-Chairs This year’s Cancer Chase event will be a collaboration between the BCA and the Convent Glen Orleans Woods Community Association (CGWCA). The event will be held on September 24 at 975 Orleans Boulevard, near the Cairine Wilson High School in Convent
- Cancer Chase 2022 – Thank you!The Cancer Chase 5K Walk/Run on Sunday, September 25, 2022 was a wonderful community event! A cloudy morning gave way to sunshine as the walkers/runners took in the autumn beauty around the Hornets Nest Park and the Green’s Creek area of Blackburn Hamlet. A silent auction, speeches, a selfie station, a refreshment table, a loonie